Góngora, Perez conclude CAG Games with victory in Masters

30 November, 2014

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Sandra Góngora of Mexico and Puerto Rico’s Francisco Perez concluded the five-day bowling competition in the 2014 Central American & Caribbean Games with victory in Masters Saturday at Bolerama in Veracruz, Mexico.

In the women’s gold medal match, Góngora defeated Kamilah Dammers of Aruba, who led in all-events and after round robin match play, 235-211, to claim her second gold medal in the Games after winning the Team event.

L-R Dammers, Góngora, Ramirez and Guerra.

The top four men and women after seven games of round robin match play (20 bonus per win, 10 for a 10) which added to the 24-game all-events total advance to Masters final. In the semi-finals, Góngora booked her spot in the finals with a 202-175 win over Aumi Guerra, Dominican Republic, while Dammers topped Anggie Ramirez, Colombia, 223-199.

Dammers, who started the bowling competition with victory in Singles, received the silver medal. Guerra, who won bronze in Singles, and Ramirez, who won gold in Doubles with team mate Maria Jose Rodriguez, shared the bronze medal.

Perez defeated Mario Quintero of Mexico in the men’s title match, 245-207, to become the only three-time gold medalist in the bowling competition, which featured five disciplines (Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team event and Masters). Perez’ other gold medals came in the five-player team and in doubles. He also earns a silver medal in trios.

L-R Quintero, Perez, Ruiz and Otalora.

Perez flew past Manuel Otalora of Colombia in the semi-finals, 254-202, and Quintero stunned tournament leader Ildemaro Ruiz of Venezuela, 200-180. Quintero took silver and has medaled in all five disciplines. He also finished third in Singles, Trios and Teams and second in Doubles.

Ruiz, who won gold in Trios and silver in with the Venezuelan team, and Doubles bronze medalist Otalora shared the bronze medal.

The team from Puerto Rico led bowling’s medal tally at the Central American & Caribbean Games with three gold and one silver medal. The host country Mexico won the most medals of all 12 countries (10) to sit in second place with two gold, four silver and four bronze.

Colombia was third with two gold and four bronze medals. Aruba (1-1-0) and Dominican Republic (1-0-2) each won one title while Costa Rica took home one silver medal.

In addition to the medal competition, El Salvador and Guatemala earned the final two spots in the 2015 Pan American Games from standings based on the combined all-events of the top two bowlers from each non-qualified country, bringing the total number of qualified countries to 15.

Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Canada (host), Chile (women only), Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama (men only), Puerto Rico, United States an Venezuela booked their tickets for Toronto, Canada, next July previous to this week’s event.

The 2014 Central American & Caribbean Games will be held from November 14-30 in the Mexican state of Veracruz.

60 men and 58 women from 12 countries – Aruba, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and U.S. Virgin Islands participated in the bowling competition at Bolerama Veracruz a.k.a. Bolerama U.D Leyes de Reforma in Boca del Rio. The city is part of the metropolitan area of the city of Veracruz.

The bowling competition featured five disciplines: Singles, Teams of Five, Doubles, Trios and Masters.

Colombian women, Venezuelan men earn gold in Trios at Central American & Caribbean Games
Colombian women, Puerto Rican men emerge as Doubles Champions at CAC Games
Mexican women, Puerto Rican men claim gold in Team event at CAC Games
Dammers, Prats start Central American & Caribbean Games with victory in Singles

2014 Central American & Caribbean Games – Medal Tally

Final standings after five disciplines: Singles, Doubles, Trios, Team event and Masters. two bronze medals were awarded in Masters.

Pos	Overall	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Pos	Men	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Pos	Women	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1.	Puerto Rico	3	1		1.	Puerto Rico	3	1		1.	Mexico	2	2	1
2.	Mexico	2	4	4	2.	Venezuela	1	1	1	2.	Colombia	2		2
3.	Colombia	2		4	3.	Dominican Republic	1			3.	Aruba	1	1
4.	Venezuela	1	3	2	4.	Mexico		2	3	4.	Venezuela		2	1
5.	Aruba	1	1		5.	Costa Rica		1		5.	Dominican Republic			2
6.	Dominican Republic	1		2	6.	Colombia			2
7.	Costa Rica		1
	Total	10	10	12		Total	5	5	6		Total	5	5	6

2014 Central American & Caribbean Games – Women’s Masters Finals

Championship Round:
1. Sandra Góngora, Mexico, 437 (2 games)
2. Kamilah Dammers, Aruba, 434 (2 games)
3. Aumi Guerra, Dominican Republic, 175 (1 game)
(tie) Anggie Ramirez, Colombia, 199 (1 game)

Playoff Results:
Semi-final Match 1: No. 2 Góngora def. No. 3 Guerra, 202-175
Semi-final Match 2: No. 1 Dammers def. No. 4 Ramirez, 223-199
Championship: Góngora def. Dammers, 235-211.

Women’s Masters – Round Robin Match Play

Top 4 advance to the medal round

Pos	Player/Country	All-Events	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	Pins Bonus	Avg.	Total	Avg.
1.	Kamilah Dammers	5465	213	181	235	210	192	196	225	1452	207.43	6997	225.71
	Aruba		0	0	20	0	20	20	20	80
2.	Sandra Góngora	5239	203	213	246	240	169	205	236	1512	216.00	6821	220.03
	Mexico		20	0	10	20	0	0	20	70
3.	Aumi Guerra	5219	267	215	193	256	178	212	183	1504	214.86	6783	218.81
	Dominican Republic		20	20	0	20	0	0	0	60
4.	Anggie Ramirez	5146	234	227	233	247	203	195	206	1545	220.71	6771	218.42
	Colombia		20	20	20	20	0	0	0	80
5.	Ingellimar Contreras	5079	215	215	225	198	209	259	189	1510	215.71	6709	216.42
	Venezuela		20	20	20	0	20	20	20	120
6.	Clara Juliana Guerrero	5123	247	165	193	227	246	259	181	1518	216.86	6701	216.16
	Colombia		0	0	0	20	20	20	0	60
7.	Aseret Zetter	5256	164	179	165	211	209	224	208	1360	194.29	6666	215.03
	Mexico		0	20	0	0	10	20	0	50
8.	Maria Jose Rodriguez	5142	141	176	246	215	209	194	194	1375	196.43	6557	211.52
	Colombia		0	0	10	0	10	0	20	40

2014 Central American & Caribbean Games – Men’s Masters Finals

Championship Round:
1. Francisco Perez, Puerto Rico, 499 (2 games)
2. Mario Quintero, Mexico, 407 (2 games)
3. Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 180 (1 game) and
(tie) Manuel Otalora, Colombia, 202 (game)

Playoff Results:
Semi-final Match 1: No. 2 Perez def. No. 3 Otalora, 254-202
Semi-final Match 2: No. 4 Quintero def. No. 1 Ruiz, 200-180
Championship: Perez def. Quintero, 245-207.

Men’s Masters – Round Robin Match Play

Top 4 advance to the medal round

Pos	Player/Country	All-Events	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6	G7	Pins Bonus	Avg.	Total	Avg.
1.	Ildemaro Ruiz	5684	225	201	161	227	243	279	183	1519	217.00	7283	234.94
	Venezuela		0	20	0	20	20	20	0	80
2.	Francisco Perez	5586	238	190	268	214	226	222	244	1602	228.86	7268	234.45
	Puerto Rico		20	0	20	0	20	0	20	80
3.	Manuel Otalora	5463	244	209	289	225	214	242	269	1692	241.71	7255	234.03
	Colombia		20	0	20	20	0	20	20	100
4.	Mario Quintero	5442	222	225	221	203	278	236	223	1608	229.71	7130	230.00
	Mexico		0	20	0	0	20	20	20	80
5.	Alejandro Cruz	5471	225	190	223	256	228	195	238	1555	222.14	7106	229.23
	Mexico		20	0	20	20	20	0	0	80
6.	Cristian Azcona	5533	235	214	206	242	202	203	226	1528	218.29	7101	229.06
	Puerto Rico		0	20	0	0	0	0	20	40
7.	James Stanley	5444	222	205	207	244	220	214	163	1475	210.71	6979	225.13
	Costa Rica		20	20	0	20	0	0	0	60
8.	Marco Moretti	5336	220	224	224	224	180	214	237	1523	217.57	6899	222.55
	Costa Rica		0	0	20	0	0	20	0	40